CGS2100 Chapter 6

3D printers, also known as ________, create three-dimensional shapes by adding very thin layer after layer of material until the final shape is fully formed.

Additive manufacturing

____-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit.

Audio

Printers connected to the Internet that provide printing services to others on the Internet are called ________.

Cloud Printers

Specialized devices with a large display connected to a computer projector that are widely used in classrooms and corporate boardrooms.

Digital or interactive whiteboards

________ connect to computers and project computer output and can control the computer with the use of a special pen.

Digital whiteboards

What does the duplex feature of a printer do?

Duplex printing means that your printer supports printing on both sides of the paper.

A dedicated, mobile device for storing and displaying e-books and other electronic media including electronic newspapers and magazines.

E-book reader

_________ produces images that reflect light like ordinary paper, making the display easy to read.

E-ink

What kind of specialized monitor is used for cell phones with screens that wrap around the edges of the phone and for curved monitors whose edges wrap toward the viewer?

Flexible screens

________ is any data or instructions that are entered into a computer

Input

This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips.

MICR

Which character recognition system is used for standardized multiple-choice testing?

OMR

________ recognition is often used to score standardized multiple-choice tests.

Optical mark

________ are special-purpose printers that use output from graphics tablets or other graphical input devices that are typically found in architectural and engineering environments.

Plotters

________ tags are tiny chips that can be embedded into almost anything and contain information used to track and locate lost pets; to monitor production and update inventory; to record prices, product descriptions, and locations of retail items

RFID

A(n) ________ is any injury that is caused by fast, repetitive work that can generate neck, wrist, hand, and arm pain.

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

The most widely used audio-input device is the ________.

Speaker and Headphones

The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by ________.

Taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys.

What sensors collect data about your hand movements?

VR Controllers

What keyboards are primarily used on cell phones and tablets?

Virtual Keyboard

The size, or ________, is measured by the diagonal length of a monitor's viewing area.

active display area

Supermarkets use ________ to scan codes printed on product containers.

bar code readers

OMR, OCR, and MICR are all types of _______.

character and mark recognition devices

________ printers are printers connected to the Internet that provide printing services to others on the Internet.

cloud

This indicates the monitor's ability to display colors by comparing the light intensity of the brightest white to the darkest black.

contrast ratio

The distance between each pixel is called ________.

dot pitch

What is the aspect ratio of a display?

he proportional relationship between the width and the height of the display

Virtual reality (VR) strives to create a virtual or ________ experience by using specialized hardware that includes headgear and gloves.

immersive

________ printers use a technology similar to that used in a photocopying machine.

laser

The most common card reader is the ________ card reader which reads encoded information stored on a thin magnetic strip located on the back of the card.

magnetic

________ combine(s) the capabilities of a scanner, printer, fax, and copy machine

multifunctional devices

These screens can be touched with more than one finger, which allows for interactions such as rotating graphical objects on the screen with your hand or zooming in and out by pinching and stretching your fingers.

multitouch

Two categories of laser printers are ________.

personal and shared

Bar code readers use ________ embedded in them to read bar codes.

photoelectric cells

The series of dots that form the image on a monitor are called ________.

pixels

The mouse, game controllers, and touch screens are all types of ________ devices. Flatbed, document, and portable are types of ________ that accept documents and convert them into machine-readable form.

scanners

This penlike device typically used with tablets and mobile devices.

stylus

What is ergonomics?

the study of people's efficiency in their working environment.

_______ printers are widely used with ATMs.

thermal

A keyboard key, like Caps Lock, that turns a feature on or off is called a ________ key.

toggle

Type of keyboard that uses a touch screen as the input device

virtual

________ are specialized digital video cameras that capture images and send them to a computer for broadcast over the Internet.

webcam